NOTE: Metra initially indicated that an Amtrak train had struck the pedestrian, but the agency later clarified that the person was hit by a Metra train A Metra passenger train struck a pedestrian near ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WGN) — A Metra line in the north suburbs was delayed Saturday night after a train and a vehicle collided in Arlington Heights. Metra officials said the Union Pacific Northwest ...

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CHICAGO — Tickets for Metra’s popular Holiday Trains go on sale at noon on Monday. The beloved decorated trains are filled with holiday characters, and will run on five rail lines this December.

Metra said they sold out of spots within four minutes. Train cars will be decorated and there will be visits from Santa and other holiday characters. The video in the player above is from a previous ...

Metra’s leaders approved a budget that spares riders from a fare hike next year, but they acknowledged it won’t be an express train to the hoped-for transformational service expansion. The commuter ...

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Metra will be operating its popular holiday trains – specially decorated trains filled with holiday characters – on five rail lines this December. Holiday train trips will be offered on the Metra ...

Chicago-area commuter rail service Metra announced fare hikes when it released its 2026 budget Friday, part of a policy by the Regional Transportation Authority requiring the Chicago Transit Authority ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Inbound and outbound Metra trains are moving again after a ...